Budget 2026: Key points at a glance
Here’s what you need to know from John Healey’s first Budget, as the chancellor sets out the government’s tax and spending plans.
Chancellor John Healey is setting out the government's tax and spending plans in his Budget – the first since Andy Burnham became prime minister.
A £100 payment for 20 million households in council tax bands A-D in England to help deal with rising energy bills, with equivalent funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Standing charges – fixed daily fees customers pay regardless of usage – to be removed from household gas bills, with costs added to the unit rate instead
Unpaid carers will no longer lose their entire Carer's Allowance if they earn more than £204 a week after tax, with a taper rate introduced instead